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そんな＝そのように
ようけ＝たくさん
あかへん＝ダメだ3. ごはんたべにいこか、て、ゆうたはりますけど。
[S/he/They]* is/are asking if [I/you/we]** would like to go out to eat.
Omitted part: What shall I/we/ do? or What would you like to do?

ごはん＝食事 (meal)
いこか＝いこうか
て＝と
ゆうたはります＝言っておられるけれど <はる is a polite form but more casually used than a standard form (i.e. おられる).>

This (3) is an advanced translation material. Not only the subject and object of a sentence but also an actual phrase is missing. Unlike Kanto (near Tokyo), Kansai dialect often skips the end part of a sentence. Here, "どないしはります/What are you going to do? What would you like to do" or "どないしましょう/What shall I/we do?” is omitted.

(5) Riddles: なぞなぞ

1. やくことはできるのに たべられない ぱんって なあに？ フライパン (frying pan)
What is the パン that you can grill/fry but can't be eaten.

やく＝grill or fry
パン＝bread (Here, it means a pan)

2. ナイスなスイカはなあに？ イカ (squid)

ナイス=nice
ナイ＝無い there isn't any
It is not a "nice watermelon. " You need to take ス out of スイカ --> イカ (squid)3. さんかくなのにしかくなものはなあに？口 (mouth)

Edit Note: 捜し出す(さがしだす) is similar to 探し出す (さがしだす), and it would not change your translation here, but I switched the kanji from 探 to 捜, since 捜 is more often used to find criminals and related materials.

When used casually, it means 我が家のやり方(=the way one's family does things).

2. 肩を持つ かたをもつ; take sides with

彼の肩をもつな (Literal: Don't hold his shoulder); Don't take sides with him. / Don't take his side.

3. 顔が広い かおがひろい; know a lot of people; have a lot of friends

仕事をさがしているなら、Aさんに連絡するといい。彼、顔が広いから。
If you are looking for a job, you should contact A. He knows a lot of people.

(2) Translation
Translate. (JP to ENG)

- Beginner - 1. この草の根はとても長い。

The roots of this grass are long.

- Intermediate/Advanced - 2. 「草の根を分けても犯人の使った武器を捜し出せ。」と、所長は部下に命じた。

草の根を分けても: leave no stone unturned - to do everything possible to find something

"Leave no stone unturned until you find the weapon that the criminal used," the Chief ordered his subordinates. / Do whatever it takes to find the criminal's weapon," the Chief ordered his subordinates.

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